Summer stirs a wanderlust in many of us, especially foodies, who are always looking to whet our appetite with something extraordinary that will forever remind us of an unforgettable getaway. But it’s refreshing to return from a summer vacation and realize that I can challenge my craving for new eating adventures right here at home, […]
Victoria Bouloubasis
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Bennu Cultural Renaissance Series teaches vegetarian cooking on a budget
Sometimes, the weekend can’t come soon enough. With summer around the corner, several Triangle venues are making it even easier to jumpstart relaxation on Thursdays. Foster’s Market (2694 Durham-Chapel Hill Blvd., Durham, 489-3944, fostersmarket.com) is welcoming the return of its Thursday on the Porch series. Starting May 28, Foster’s in Durham will host a cookout […]
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Henside the Beltline Tour d’Coop
To experience the wonders of urban chickens firsthand, cluck on over to Raleigh this Saturday for the fourth annual Henside the Beltline Tour d’Coop. The tour of 24 chicken coops runs from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and hosts the largest number of coops to date, with one even housing nine breeds and others using […]
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Triangle Restaurant Week
Foodies, rejoice: It’s time to indulge, stretching your waistband but not your wallet. May 11 marks the second annual Triangle Restaurant Week (trirestaurantweek.com), when local restaurants offer fixed dinner menus for just $25 and lunch menus at $15 through May 17. Noteworthy newbies on the 50-restaurant list include The Mint (Raleigh; contemporary fine Southern dining), […]
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Raleigh gets its foodie on at The Pit
Brace yourselves, Durham and Chapel Hill, you “foodiest small towns” you. Make some room: The big capital is pulling up a chair at your table. Downtown Raleigh’s favorite barbecue joint, The Pit (328 W. Davie St., 890-4500, thepit-raleigh.com), was named one of the Top 50 New Restaurants in the U.S. by Travel + Leisure Magazine. […]
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Restoring legacies
Good food often comes with a great legacy. Restaurant openings around the Triangle are helping to reinvent history by restoring old spaces into culinary hangouts. Downtown Raleigh got a boost this month with the opening of the Busy Bee Cafe (225 S. Wilmington St., 424-7817, busybeeraleigh.com). The place is already abuzz, livening up a spot […]
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‘Vimala cooks. Everybody eats.’
Giving back Vimala Rajendran healed herself and her family from a history of domestic abuse through the Hidden Voices program, a 2007 winner of the Indy‘s Indies Arts Awards. The Orange County nonprofit encourages individuals to share their stories to “create new pathways for personal engagement and civic connection.” Rajendran now serves on the organization’s […]
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Hillsborough Street eats: Recipes from local festival winners
Promise me freshly cooked, local, organic cuisine and this little piggy squeals with delight. Upon learning that I scored a judge’s spot at the Hillsborough Street Renaissance Festival’s local Iron Chef competition earlier this month, I channeled my inner Morimoto. I mentally prepared my palate for absolutely anythingeven that infamous trout ice cream from Iron […]
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Remaking the food system: The youth effort
Tony Peele’s pants are still splotched with chicken blood. When UNC-Chapel Hill’s FLO Food group asked Spence’s Farm to donate chickens for a community dinner, the farmer agreed on one condition: that the students pitch in with the work of bringing the birds from farm to table. The evidence lingers, entrenched in the fabric of […]
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Brew Nerds brings coffee geek chic to Winston-Salem
Brew Nerds 1620 Fox Trot Court (off Hanes Mall Boulevard) Winston-Salem 336-768-1640 It’s the revenge of the nerds, Version 2.0. Armed with potent espresso concoctions and Swirlys and Wedgies, the Brew Nerds of Winston-Salem are after one thingthe omnipresent evil mermaid that has led coffee lovers astray. Ask Brew Nerds Director of Operations BJ Frentzel […]